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A new and sensational twist has emerged in the flydubai plane incident that has shaken the international civil aviation sector. Security agencies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have detained two Maldivian pilots in connection with the fatal attack on Captain Smit Mosquito during a flydubai flight. Preliminary investigation and inputs from security agencies have confirmed that both the arrested Maldivian pilots have direct links with the main accused and co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami in the incident. After this major arrest, serious questions have started being raised at the international level regarding aircraft security protocols and background verification of airlines staff.
News agency PTI, quoting Maldives’ leading and prestigious news portal ‘Adhadhu’, while giving detailed information, said that both these Maldivian pilots were formally detained by UAE security forces on October 3. This swift legal action comes just three days after the violent attack on Captain Smit Mosquito in the cockpit of flydubai. The investigating agencies suspected that the main accused co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami was not alone in the incident, but there could be an organized network or some deeper conspiracy behind it. Based on this input, while investigating the suspicious contacts, the security agencies put these two pilots on their radar and arrested them.
Due to security reasons, international diplomatic sensitivity and confidentiality of the ongoing investigation, the authorities of both UAE and Maldives have not yet made public the names of these two arrested Maldivian pilots. However, the Embassy of Maldives in UAE has confirmed the high-profile arrest and informed their respective families through official channels so that they can avail legal aid. Embassy officials are in constant contact with local UAE authorities and legal agencies and are providing diplomatic assistance during the interrogation of the two suspects.
The investigation team is now trying to get to the bottom of whether these two Maldivian pilots had any direct or indirect connection with the attack on Captain Smit Mosquito in the plane. Were both of them part of a joint plan or were there any financial, ideological or technical transactions between them and the accused co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami. Since this incident, flydubai and the UAE’s aviation regulatory bodies have tightened their internal security and the process of mental and behavioral testing of pilots. This international revelation has created a stir not only in the UAE but also in the aviation world of Maldives and many more people are expected to be questioned in this matter in the coming days.